Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - November 30, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Broad-Winged Hawk - low food cost for Woodlands
• Black Tern - star nest for round end goals
• Carolina Wren - low food cost for Woodlands and draw 2 birds

Food

• Worm - for Carolina Wren
• Rat - for Broad-Winged Hawk

Bonus Card: Oologist - Birds that have at least 1 egg laid on them

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Carolina Wren in Woodlands (American Crow and Audouin's Gull from tray)
2. Play Bird - American Crow in Grasslands (for food while laying eggs)
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Discarded egg for Rat using American Crow's power
4. Play Bird - Broad-Winged Hawk in Woodlands
1. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker
5. Gain Food - Rat and Worm (for Black Tern), Broad-Winged Hawk's power unsuccessful w/ 3 dice
6. Play Bird - Black Tern in Wetlands (for round end goal)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Discarded egg for Fish using American Crow's power
1. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker
8. Play Bird Audouin's Gull in Wetlands
1. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cup Nest Bird w/ Egg: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 1 bird) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Greater Roadrunner and Painted Bunting (both from tray), Kept Belted Kingfisher and tucked Chimney Swift using Audouin's Gull's power, Skipped Black Tern's power
2. Gain Food - Wheat and Worm (for Painted Bunting), Broad-Winged Hawk's power successful w/ 4 dice (Rat cached)
3. Gain Food - Wheat and Worm (for Painted Bunting), Broad-Winged Hawk's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die
4. Play Bird - Painted Bunting in Grasslands (Ecologist - Birds in your habitat with the fewest birds, other option was Breeding Manager - Birds with at least 4 eggs laid on them)
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded egg for Fish using American Crow's power
6. Play Bird - Belted Kingfisher in Wetlands
1. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker
7. Gain Food - Rat and Worm (for Greater Roadrunner), Broad-Winged Hawk's power successful w/ 1 die (Rat cached)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Builder Nest Bird w/ Egg: 5 point (1st w/ 4 birds)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Northern Goshawk and Mountain Bluebird (both from tray), Kept Bushtit and tucked Red-Tailed Hawk using Audouin's Gull's power, Skipped Black Tern's power
1. American Bittern from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
2. Draw Birds - Anna's Hummingbird and Eurasian Nutcracker (both from tray), Kept Double-Crested Cormorant and tucked Hawfinch using Audouin's Gull's power, Skipped Black Tern's power
1. Stellar's Jay from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded egg for Berry using American Crow's power
1. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker
4. Play Bird - Mountain Bluebird and Anna's Hummingbird in Grasslands
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Fish from Anna's Hummingbird's power, Discarded egg for Wheat using American Crow's power
1. Cassin's Finch from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Rat from Anna's Hummingbird's power, Discarded egg for Berry using American Crow's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Hollow Nests: 6 points (1st w/ 8 eggs)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Cassin's Finch in Woodlands (Prairie Manager - Birds that only live in Grasslands, other option was Enclosure Builder - Birds with Cluster nests)
1. Fish from Belted Kingfisher's power
2. Play Bird - Northern Goshawk in Woodlands (used Double-Crested Cormorant and Stellar's Jay for food cost)
1. Fish from Belted Kingfisher's power
2. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Rat from Anna's Hummingbird's power, Skipped American Crow's power
4. Play Bird - American Bittern in Wetlands
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Skipped Anna's Hummingbird's power, Skipped American Crow's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cluster Nest Bird w/ Egg: 7 points (2nd w/ 3 birds)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 102

• Bird Points - 47
• Bonus Cards - 17
• End of Round Goals - 17
• Eggs - 14
• Food on Cards - 2
• Tucked Cards - 5

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - November 18, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Golden Eagle - high points
• Clark's Grebe - low food cost for Wetlands and star nest
• Black Tern - low food cost for Wetlands and star nest
• Northern Flicker - for first and 4th round end goals and Woodlands bird

Food

• Worm - for Northern Flicker

Bonus Card: Oologist - Birds that have at least 1 egg laid on them

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Blue-Winged Warbler (from tray, high points 2nd bird for Woodlands)
2. Play Bird - Northern Flicker in Woodlands (Worm from bird feeder)
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
4. Gain Food - Rat from bird feeder (for Golden Eagle)
5. Gain Food - Rat from bird feeder (for Golden Eagle)
6. Gain Food - Fish from bird feeder (for Clark's Grebe)
7. Play Bird - Clark's Grebe in Wetlands (for round end goal)
8. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (on Clark's Grebe for this and next round end goal)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Hollow Nest Bird w/ Egg: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 2 birds) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Black-Crowned Night-Heron (from tray, high points, gain food while drawing birds), Skipped Clark's Grebe's power
2. Gain Food - Fish from bird feeder (for Black-Crowned Night-Heron)
3. Play Bird - Black-Crowned Night-Heron in Wetlands
4. Draw Birds - European Roller and Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher (both from deck), Discarded egg for Worm using Black-Crowned Night-Heron's power, Skipped Clark's Grebe's power
5. Draw Birds - Red-Backed Shrike and Swainson's Hawk (both from deck), Discarded egg for Worm using Black-Crowned Night-Heron's power, Skipped Clark's Grebe's power
6. Gain Food - Berry and Rat (discarded Swainson's Hawk for 2nd food, for Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher and Golden Eagle)
7. Play Bird - Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher in Grasslands (for Worms while laying eggs)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Wetlands: 1 point (3rd w/ 1 egg)

Round 3

1. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Worm from Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher's power
2. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Worm from Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher's power
3. Play Bird - Blue-Winged Warbler in Woodlands (to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
4. Gain Food - Wheat and Worm from bird feeder (for Red-Backed Shrike)
5. Gain Food - Fish and Rat from bird feeder (for Black Tern and Golden Eagle)
6. Play Bird - Golden Eagle in Grasslands

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cards in Hand: 2 points (tied for 2nd w/ 3 cards)

Round 4

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Golden Eagle's power successful (Black Woodpecker tucked), Worm from Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher's power
2. Play Bird - Red-Backed Shrike in Grasslands (used Fish and Worm for Rat in food cost)
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Stole Worm using Red-Backed Shrike's power (Worm cached), Golden Eagle's power unsuccessful (Canada Goose), Worm from Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher's power
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded worm for 4th egg), Stole Worm using Red-Backed Shrike's power (Worm cached), Golden Eagle's power successful (White-Breasted Nuthatch), Worm from Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher's power
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Stole Worm using Red-Backed Shrike's power (Worm cached), Golden Eagle's power unsuccessful (Barred Owl), Worm from Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - White and No Powers: 3 points (3rd w/ 2 birds)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 76

• Bird Points - 45
• Bonus Cards - 3
• End of Round Goals - 8
• Eggs - 15
• Food on Cards - 3
• Tucked Cards - 2

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - November 17, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Green Heron - to convert food while drawing birds
• Eastern Screech Owl - for Falconer, low food cost for Woodlands
• Brewer's Blackbird - for 2nd and 3rd round end goals

Food

• Worm - for Eastern Screech Owl
• Wheat - for Carolina Chickadee (plan to draw first turn)

Bonus Card: Falconer - Birds with a Predator Power

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Carolina Chickadee (from tray, low food cost for 2nd bird for Woodlands)
2. Play Bird - Eastern Screech Owl in Woodlands (for Falconer)
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
4. Play Bird - Carolina Chickadee in Woodlands (to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
5. Draw Birds - Baltimore Oriole (from tray, high points)
6. Gain Food - Berry and Worm from bird feeder (for Baltimore Oriole), Wheat cached on Carolina Chickadee, Eastern Screech Owl's power successful w/ 4 dice (Rat cached)
7. Gain Food - Berry and Worm from bird feeder (for Baltimore Oriole and Green Heron), Wheat cached on Carolina Chickadee, Eastern Screech Owl's power successful w/ 2 dice (Rat cached)
8. Play Bird - Green Heron in Wetlands

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Woodlands: 4 points (tied for 1st w/ 1 egg) 

Round 2

1. Play Bird - Baltimore Oriole in Woodlands (high points, for berries and star nest)
1. Worm from other player's Common Nightingale
2. Draw Birds - Griffon Vulture (from tray), Traded Worm for Wheat using Green Heron's power
3. Play Bird - Griffon Vulture in Grasslands (for round end power)
4. Gain Food - Berry and Fish from bird feeder (for Brewer's Blackbird), Berry from Baltimore Oriole's power, Wheat cached on Carolina Chickadee, Eastern Screech Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 4 dice
1. Wheat from other player's Common Nightingale
2. Egg from other player's Western Meadowlark
5. Play Bird - Brewer's Blackbird in Grasslands
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in cup nest for round end goal), No Cards to tuck for Brewer's Blackbird's power
7. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (1 in star nest for round end goal), No Cards to tuck for Brewer's Blackbird's power

Round End: Rat cached on Griffon Vulture

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cup Nest:: 5 points (1st w/ 4 eggs)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Wood Stork and Eurasian Golden Oriole (discarded egg for 2nd bird, both from deck), Traded Wheat for Worm using Green Heron's power
1. Wheat from other player's Common Nightingale
2. Play Bird - Eurasian Golden Oriole in Grasslands (for potential between turns food)
3. Gain Food - Rat and Wheat from bird feeder (for Wood Stork), Berry from Baltimore Oriole's power, Wheat cached on Carolina Chickadee, Eastern Screech Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 4 dice
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
2. Wheat from other player's Common Nightingale
4. Play Bird - Wood Stork in Wetlands (Forester - Birds that only live in Woodlands, other option was Bird Bander - Birds that can live in multiple habitats)
1. Egg from other player's Western Meadowlark
5. Draw Birds - Juniper Titmouse (from tray, for Forester) and American Coot (from deck), Traded Berry for Rat using Green Heron's power
6. Draw Birds - Swainson's Hawk (from tray, for Falconer) and Eastern Kingbird (from deck), Traded Wheat for Worm using Green Heron's power

Round End: Rat cached on Griffon Vulture

Round End Goal - Eggs in Grasslands:: 2 points (3rd w/ 4 eggs)

Round 4

1. Draw Birds - Northern Harrier (from tray, for Falconer) and Whooping Crane (from deck), Traded Worm for Rat using Green Heron's power
1. Berry from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
2. Worm from other player's Common Nightingale
2. Play Bird - Northern Harrier in Wetlands (for Falconer and round end goal)
3. Play Bird - Swainson's Hawk in Grasslands (for Falconer)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Swainson's Hawk's power successful (Vaux's Swift tucked), Tucked Eastern Kingbird to lay egg on Brewer's Blackbird
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
5. Play Bird - Whooping Crane in Wetlands (Wetland Scientist - Birds that can only live in Wetlands, other option was Bird Feeder - Birds that eat Wheat)

Round End: 3 Rats cached on Griffon Vulture

Round End Goal - Birds in Wetlands: 4 points (2nd w/ 4 birds)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 92

• Bird Points - 47
• Bonus Cards - 13
• End of Round Goals - 15
• Eggs - 4
• Food on Cards - 11
• Tucked Cards - 2

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - November 16, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Red-Eyed Vireo - to play 2 birds in Woodlands at once, for Backyard Birder
• Painted Bunting - for another bonus card
• Mountain Chickadee - 2nd bird for Woodlands, for Backyard Birder

Food

• Worm - for Red-Eyed Vireo
• Wheat - for Mountain Chickadee

Bonus Card: Backyard Birders - Birds worth les than 4 points

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Mourning Dove (from tray, for Backyard Birder and eggs while drawing cards)
2. Play Bird - Mourning Dove in Wetlands (for Backyard Birder and eggs while drawing cards)
3. Gain Food - Worm from bird feeder (for Mountain Chickadee)
4. Draw Birds - Carrion Crow (from tray, for Backyard Birder and round end goal), Egg on Mourning Dove
5. Play Birds - Red-Eyed Vireo and Mountain Chickadee in Woodlands (for Backyard Birder and to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
6. Gain Food - Worm and Rat from bird feeder (for Carrion Crow), Wheat cached on Mountain Chickadee
7. Draw Birds - California Quail (from tray, for Backyard Birder and eggs while gaining food), Egg on Mourning Dove
8. Play Bird - Carrion Crow in Grasslands (for round end goal and power)

Round End: Rat cached on Carrion Crow

Round End Goal - Filled Columns: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 1 column) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Common Raven (from tray, for food while drawing birds), Egg on Mourning Dove
2. Gain Food - Berry and Rat from bird feeder (for Common Raven), Wheat cached on Mountain Chickadee
3. Gain Food - Fish and Wheat from bird feeder (for Common Raven and California Quail), Wheat cached on Mountain Chickadee
4. Play Bird - Common Raven in Wetlands (for food while drawing birds)
5. Draw Birds - Grasshopper Sparrow and Chestnut-Collared Longspur (both from deck), Discarded egg for Worm and Wheat using Common Raven's power, Egg on Mourning Dove
6. Play Bird - California Quail in Woodlands (for Backyard Birder and eggs while gaining food)
7. Gain Food - Wheat and Worm from bird feeder (for Painted Bunting), Egg on California Quail Wheat cached on Mountain Chickadee

Round End: Rat cached on Carrion Crow

Round End Goal - Food in Personal Supply: 1 point (3rd w/ 2 food)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Belted Kingfisher (from tray, maybe for 4th round end goal) and Western Tanager (from deck), Discarded egg for Worm and Wheat using Common Raven's power, Egg on Mourning Dove
2. Play Bird - Grasshopper Sparrow (for Backyard Birder and more eggs)
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Egg from Grasshopper Sparrow's power
4. Gain Food - 2 Wheat and Worm from bird feeder (discarded Western Tanager for 3rd food, for Painted Bunting), Egg on California Quail Wheat cached on Mountain Chickadee
5. Play Bird - Painted Bunting in Grasslands (Oologist - Birds that have at least 1 egg laid on them, other option was Fishery Manager - Birds that eat Fish)
6. Play Bird - Chestnut-Collared Longspur in Grasslands (? - ?, other option was Nest Box Builder - Birds with Hollow Nests)

Round End: Rat cached on Carrion Crow

Round End Goal - Birds in Grasslands: 6 points (1st w/ 4 birds)

Round 4

1. Draw Birds - Griffon Vulture and Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (both from deck), Discarded egg for 2 Fish using Common Raven's power, Egg on Mourning Dove
2. Play Bird - Belted Kingfisher in Wetlands (for Behaviorist and star nest for round end goal)
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Egg from Grasshopper Sparrow's power
4. Play Bird - Griffon Vulture in Grasslands (for Backyard Birder)
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Egg from Grasshopper Sparrow's power

Round End: 2 Rats cached on Carrion Crow, 2 Rats cached on Griffon Vulture

Round End Goal - Hollow Nest Bird w/ Egg: 4 points (tied1st w/ 3 birds)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 85

• Bird Points - 33
• Bonus Cards - 18
• End of Round Goals - 13
• Eggs - 9
• Food on Cards - 12
• Tucked Cards - 0

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - November 15, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Eurasian Golden Oriole - for Omnivore Expert and between turns food
• Great Crested Flycatcher - for more food 

Food

• Berry, Worm, and Wheat - for Eurasian Golden Oriole

Bonus Card: Omnivore Expert - Birds that eat Wild

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Eurasian Golden Oriole in Woodlands (for Omnivore Expert and potential between turns food)
2. Draw Birds -Carrion Crow (from tray, for Omnivore Expert)
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
4. Gain Food - Rat from bird feeder (for Carrion Crow)
1. Berry from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
5. Gain Food - Fish from bird feeder (no Worms available, so probably to use with Rat for Worm in food cost)
6. Play Bird - Great Crested Flycatcher in Woodlands (used Fish and Rat for Worm in food cost, for more food)
7. Gain Food - Rat and Worm from bird feeder (for Carrion Crow), Worm using Great Crested Flycatcher's power
8. Play Bird - Carrion Crow in Wetlands (for Omnivore Expert)

Round End: No Rats cached on Carrion Crow

Round End Goal - Cup Nest Bird w/ Egg: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 1 bird) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Common Swift and Ring-Billed Gull (discarded egg for 2nd bird, both from tray)
2. Draw Birds - Black-Chinned Hummingbird (from tray, for Omnivore Exper)
3. Gain Food - 2 Fish from bird feeder (for Ring-Billed Gull), Worm using Great Crested Flycatcher's power
4. Play Bird - Black-Chinned Hummingbird in Grasslands (for Omnivore Expert)
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
5. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird's power
6. Play Bird - Ring-Billed Gull in Wetland (for Omnivore Expert)
7. Play Bird - Common Swift in Grasslands (to discard excess Worms for tucks at round end)

Round End: Rat cached on Carrion Crow, Discarded 2 Worms to tuck 2 under Common Swift

Round End Goal - Birds with No Egg: 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 6 birds)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Cassin's Sparrow and Common Little Bittern (both from deck), Tucked  Common Little Bittern and drew California Condor (from tray, for round end goal and another bonus card) using Ring-Billed Gull's power
1. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker
2. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird's power
3. Draw Birds - Golden Eagle and Pied-Billed Grebe (both from deck), Tucked  Common Little Bittern and drew Red Kite (from tray, for Omnivore Expert) using Ring-Billed Gull's power
4. Draw Birds - Ash-Throated Flycatcher and Swainson's Hawk (both from deck), Tucked  Cassin's Sparrow and drew Anna'a Hummingbird (from tray, for Omnivore Expert) using Ring-Billed Gull's power
1. Berry from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
2. Egg from other player's Pileated Woodpecker
5. Play Bird - California Condor in Woodlands (Rodentologist - Birds that eat Rat, other option was Backyard Birder - Birds worth less than 4 points)
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird's power

Round End: Rat cached on Carrion Crow, No Worms for Common Swift's power

Round End Goal - Cluster Nest Bird w/ Egg: 4 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 birds)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Anna's Hummingbird in Woodlands (for Omnivore Expert and more food)
2. Gain Food - 3 Rats from bird feeder (for Golden Eagle), Worm from Anna's Hummingbird's power, Worm using Great Crested Flycatcher's power
3. Play Bird - Golden Eagle in Grasslands (for Rodentologist)
4. Play Bird - Red Kite in Woodlands (played on top of California Condor, for Omnivore Expert and Rodentologist)
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Berry for 4th egg), Golden Eagle's power successful (Eastern Phoebe tucked), Skipped Black-Chinned Hummingbird's power

Round End: 2 Rats cached on Carrion Crow, Discarded 2 Worms to tuck 2 under Common Swift

Round End Goal - Eggs in Woodlands: 3 points (3rd w/ 8 eggs)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 90

• Bird Points - 41
• Bonus Cards - 16
• End of Round Goals - 12
• Eggs - 8
• Food on Cards - 4
• Tucked Cards - 9

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - November 14, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• American Goldfinch - for Wheat and first round end goal
• Killdeer - for birds to tuck
• Dark Junco - for Bird Counter

Food

• Worm - for Killdeer
• Wheat - for American Goldfinch

Bonus Card: Bird Counter - Birds with a Tuck power

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Common Grackle (from tray, for bird counter)
1. Worm from other player's Bluethroat
2. Play Bird - Killdeer in Grasslands (for birds while laying eggs)
1. Wheat from other player's Bluethroat
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Discarded Egg for Cedar Waxwing (from tray, for Bird Counter) and American Crow (from deck) using Killdeer's power
4. Play Bird - American Goldfinch in Grasslands (for round end goal)
5. Play Bird - Common Grackle in Woodlands (for Bird Counter and round end goal)
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded Egg for Ring-Billed Gull (from deck) and Common Blackbird (from deck) using Killdeer's power
1. Worm from other player's Bluethroat
7. Gain Food - Berry from bird feeder (for Cedar Waxwing), Tucked Common Blackbird to lay egg on Common Grackle
1. Rat from other player's Bluethroat
8. Play Bird - Dark-Eyed Junco in Woodlands (for Bird Counter)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cup Nest Bird w/ Egg: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 2 bids) 

Round 2

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded Egg for Audouin's Gull (from tray, for Bird Counter) and Loggerhead Shrike (from deck) using Killdeer's power
2. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded Egg for Brewer's Blackbird (from tray, for Bird Counter) and Lesser Whitethroat (from deck) using Killdeer's power
3. Gain Food - Fish and Wheat from bird feeder (for Audouin's Gull and Brewer's Blackbird), Tucked Lesser Whitethroat for Wheat using Dark-Eyed Junco's power, Tucked Loggerhead Shrike to lay egg on Common Grackle
4. Play Bird - Audouin's Gull in Wetlands (for Bird counter and round end goal)
5. Play Bird - Ring-Billed Gull in Wetlands (for Bird counter and round end goal)
1. Wheat from other player's Bluethroat
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded Egg for Black Vulture (from deck) and Wood Stork (from deck) using Killdeer's power
1. Rat from other player's Bluethroat
7. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded Egg for Blue Jay (from deck) and Hooded Crow (from tray, for Bird Counter) using Killdeer's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cluster Nest: 5 points (1st w/ 9 eggs)

Round 3

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Discarded Egg for Stellar's Jay(from deck) and Horned Lark (from tray, for Bird Counter) using Killdeer's power
1. Rat from other player's Bluethroat (before turn)
2. Fish from other player's Bluethroat
2. Play Bird - Wood Stork in Wetlands (Fishery Manager - Birds that eat Fish, other option was Diet Specialist - Birds with a food cost of 3)
3. Gain Food - 2 Worms from bird feeder (for Hooded Crow and Horned Lark), Tucked Black Vulture for Wheat using Dark-Eyed Junco's power, Tucked Blue Jay to lay egg on Common Grackle
4. Play Bird - Horned Lark in Grasslands (for Bird Counter)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
5. Play Bird - Hooded Crow in Grasslands (for Bird Counter and round end goal and power)
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Discarded Egg for Black-Throated Diver (from tray, for Fishery Manager) and Double-Breasted Cormorant (from tray, for Bird Counter) using Killdeer's power

Round End: Tucked American Crow and Stellar's Jay and drew Clark's Grebe and Greylag Goose (both from deck) using Hooded Crow's power

Round End Goal - Eggs in Builder Nest: 3 points (2nd w/ 4 eggs)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Brewer's Blackbird in Grasslands (for Bird Counter)
1. American Avocet from other player's American Oystercatcher (before turn)
2. Tucked Black-Throated Diver using Horned Lark's power
3. Fish from other player's Bluethroat
2. Gain Food - Fish and Berry from bird feeder (for Clark's Grebe and Double-Breasted Cormorant), Tucked American Avocet for Wheat using Dark-Eyed Junco's power, Tucked Greylag Goose to lay egg on Common Grackle
1. Tucked Double-Breasted Cormorant using Horned Lark's power
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Tucked Cedar Waxwing to lay egg on Brewer's Blackbird, Discarded Egg for Willet (from deck) and American White Pelican (from tray, for Bird Counter and Fishery Manager) using Killdeer's power
4. Play Bird - American White Pelican in Wetlands (for Bird Counter and Fishery Manager)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
5. Play Bird - Clark's Grebe in Wetlands (used 2 Berries for Fish in food cost, for Fishery Manager)

Round End: Tucked Willet and drew Little Owl (from tray) using Hooded Crow's power

Round End Goal - Eggs in Grasslands: 7 points (1st w/ 11 eggs)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 107

• Bird Points - 42
• Bonus Cards - 24
• End of Round Goals - 17
• Eggs - 11
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 13

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - November 13, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Hawfinch - for Wheat
• Parrot Crossbill - for Wheat
• Black-Billed Whistling-Duck - for Bird Counter

Food

• Berry and Worm - for Eurasian Golden Oriole (plan to draw from tray)

Bonus Card: Bird Counter - Birds with a tuck power

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Eurasian Golden Oriole (from tray, for between turns food and star nest)
2. Gain Food - Worm from bird feeder (for Eurasian Golden Oriole)
3. Play Bird - Eurasian Golden Oriole in Woodlands (for between turns food)
1. Berry from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
4. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for Hawfinch)
1. Berry from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
5. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
6. Play Bird - Hawfinch in Woodlands (used 2 Berries for 2nd Wheat in food cost)
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
7. Gain Food - 2 Wheat from bird feeder (for Parrot Crossbill), Wheat from Hawfinch's power
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
8. Play Bird - Parrot Crossbill in Woodlands (for Wheat)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds in Wetlands: 0 points (0 birds) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - 2 from bird feeder (for Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck), Wheat from Parrot Crossbill's power, Wheat from Hawfinch's power
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power (before turn)
2. Egg from other player's Western Meadowlark
2. Play Bird - Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck in Wetlands (for Bird Counter)
3. Draw Birds - Anna's Hummingbird (from tray), Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck
4. Play Bird - Anna's Hummingbird in Wetlands (for food while drawing birds and to get far enough in Wetlands to draw 2 birds)
5. Draw Birds - Turkey Vulture and Black Redstart (both from deck), Wheat from Anna's Hummingbird's power, Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck
1. Egg from other player's Western Meadowlark
6. Play Bird - Turkey Vulture in Grasslands (for between turns food)
1. Wheat from Turkey Vulture's power
7. Play Bird - Black Redstart in Grasslands (used 2 worms for Berry in food cost, for round end power)

Round End: 3 eggs in Woodlands using Black Redstart's power

Round End Goal - Cluster Nest Bird w/ Egg: 1 point (3rd w/ 1 bird)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Cassin's Sparrow (from deck) and Brown Pelican (from tray, for round end goal), Fish from Anna's Hummingbird's power, Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power (before turn)
2. Berry from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
3. Wheat from Turkey Vulture's power
2. Draw Birds - Spotted Sandpiper and Franklin's Gull (both from deck), Fish from Anna's Hummingbird's power, Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck
1. Wheat from Turkey Vulture's power
3. Play Bird - Spotted Sandpiper in Wetlands (for more birds)
4. Play Bird - Brown Pelican in Wetlands (for round end goal and to get further in Wetlands to draw more birds and for more round end eggs, 3 Fish) 
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power 
5. Draw Birds - Black-Crowned Night-Heron, Lincoln's Sparrow, and Ash-Throated Flycatcher (all from deck), Atlantic Puffin from Spotted Sandpiper's power, Wheat from Anna's Hummingbird's power, Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck
6. Draw Birds - Eurasian Green Woodpecker, European Roller, and Willet (all from deck), Hooded Crow from Spotted Sandpiper's power, Wheat from Anna's Hummingbird's power, Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck

Round End: 4 eggs in Wetlands using Black Redstart's power

Round End Goal - White & No Powers: 4 points (tied for 2nd w/ 1 bird)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Atlantic Puffin in Wetlands (Ecologist - Birds in your habitat with the fewest birds, other option was Backyard Birder - Birds worth less than 4 points)
1. Rat from Turkey Vulture's power
2. Inca Dove from other player's Northern Shoveller
2. Play Bird - Hooded Crow in Grasslands (for Bird Bander and Ecologist)
1. Rat from Turkey Vulture's power
2. Bobolink from other player's Northern Shoveller
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in builder and star Nests for round end goal)
1. Berry from Turkey Vulture's power
2. House Sparrow from other player's Northern Shoveller
4. Play Bird - House Sparrow in Grasslands (for Bird Counter and to clear out Wetlands eggs for round end power)
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power 
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (in builder and star Nests for round end goal)

Round End: 5 eggs in Wetlands using Black Redstart's power, Tucked Bobolink, Inca Dove, and Willet and Drew Burrowing Owl, Black Skimmer, and European Honey Buzzard (all from tray) using Hooded Crow's power, Discarded Wheat to tuck 1 under House Sparrow's

Round End Goal - Eggs in Builder Nest: 7 points (1st w/ 8 eggs)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 97

• Bird Points - 47
• Bonus Cards - 12
• End of Round Goals - 11
• Eggs - 11
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 16